Lesson Plans & Documentation
Lesson 1: Art explorers will be introduced to the concept of time travel by asking them what they know about explorers. They will learn what is expected of them as explorers; ask questions, make predictions, record and plan information, and work together to accomplish an expedition. Students will be given their sketchbooks and will draw themselves on the cover as explorers. Before drawing the teachers will demonstrate how they use their sketchbooks to explore ideas and materials in their art. By connecting art making, research and planning students will see the importance record keeping and exploration in art. Art explorers will also draw designs on their explorer hats which will allow them to play explorer during expeditions.
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Lesson 2: Art explorers learned about past artworks by analyzing artifacts and how art can tell stories about the people of that time. Art explorers used hand building techniques to complete their artifact out of clay and then painted with acrylic paint to add details. Afterwards, explorers traveled into the future and participated in an ARTecheologicaldig. Explorers found artifacts, recorded information, and made predictions about what they think the owner was like and what the artifact represents.
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Lesson 3: Next, the Art Explorers began working within the context of the future. They thought about what they would be like in the future, and what their interests might be. They created futuristic self-portraits using the Monoprintprocess, which includes drawing or painting on clear plastic and then wetting a piece of paper and printing the image onto the paper
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Lesson 4: Art explorers continued working in the context of the future by creating futuristic methods of transportation. They worked collaboratively in groups with materials such as, cardboard, hot glue, construction paper, and fabric. Art explorers used their various plans to create a new vehicle that has multiple components and worked together to make group decisions. Once the sculpture was complete each group created a skit that demonstrated the various components of their futuristic vehicles
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Lesson 5: In this final lesson, art explorers created two different versions of self-portraits depicting themselves in the present. The first self-portrait was created using a tissue paper collage technique to create unique backgrounds, representing their favorite colors. On top students collaged a self-portrait of themselves, friends, and/or family drawn in marker or colored pencil. Afterwards, students created life size portraits which reflected their identity.
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